After Wednesday night’s loss to the 76ers, the Knicks continue to fall and seem to be further and further from a playoff birth this year. WFAN’s Joe & Evan raised an interesting poll question this morning and I wanted to see if our results would be similar to theirs. Here’s the question:

Like this:

1) this season is lost. Period. I have no interest in being an 7/8 seed and getting an early exit (and that's best case)

2) Woody needs to be fired immediately. Don't care about injuries. These are excuses. This team has massively underperformed vs talent/expectations and is routinely outcoached and unprepared. Even an interim stand-in is better if we can prevent our star from playing 40+ minutes and getting hurt. Also can't stunt development of younger guys and teach them not caring/trying is okay

3) Retool around Melo. I can't see us getting equal value for him, and our limited cap space gives little roster flexibility, so I think we need to work with him for now.

I don't buy into the Melo-bashing. There isn't one player in the league (not even LeBron) that transforms this sorry squad into a contender if he's swapped out for Melo. He's one of the only guys actually trying on a nightly basis and the only reason to watch if you're still watching

The Knicks are such a poorly constructed team, and I lay the blame at Dolan's feet, not that he cares. At this point, I would be in favor of trading nearly anyone and everyone for a team that was well-constructed, where players cared about playing intense D. They are too lazy too often, and I'm tired of the isolation plays.

I just listened to Woodson's interview with S.A.S and man does he sound like an idiot. Everyone knows the Knicks still have a shot at the playoffs, getting to the playoffs CANNOT be the goal for this team who was projected to be one of the top teams in the East. They should be playing much better than they current record is today. It's your job as a coach to play guys who give maximum effort out on the floor. Last night the lineup that tied the game and eventually gave the Knicks the lead were substituted for any never seen again because you wanted to put back you fat pg and watch him wobble at the top of the key.

A coach that is NOT willing to play players who are being successful on the court should not be allowed to coach. He talks about the 5-game winning streak, a big reason for that was the use of Beno and Toure backing him up, since Felton/ Chandler has returned the Knicks are 1-4/0-5 respectively yet they continue to receive starter minutes? I mean c'mon.

And it's really sad that he continues to use injuries as an excuse of the team's bad play. Sure the injuries have been a factor but every team has injuries. The team won 4 games without Felton, 5 without Chandler and they were just inserted back into the starting lineup and you have refused to go back to lineups that made the team successful at the beginning of 2014. Last yr the team had a winning streak of 13 games without Chandler, newsflash: THEY CAN WIN OR SHOULD BE ABLE TO WIN WITHOUT THE EXCUSE OF INJURIES!!! Your defense and your offensive sets are non-existent. If you had one of those the team would be winning ALOT more games than they are.

People who don't want to trade Melo don't realize that Melo will not resign with us unless its for the max. And if The Knicks do that, with him entering his 30s, the team will never be better than a second round exit if they are lucky. Melo is a great player. I believe he is in his prime and is a top 10 talent. But he is mainly a scorer and rebounder. This isn't a knock on him. He's great at scoring and in the right system with the right players I believe he could win a title, although his window is closing. But the Knicks do not have the draft picks to build a deep squad around him. And even though they'll have some cap space, if Melo is making over 20 million a year, even with Chandler and Amare off the books, we'll only be able to get one more super star or "max" player. Kevin Love is also a scorer. Aldridge could be nice but Melo needs an elite PG. The super team formula won't work in the new CBA. Even Boston when they won a title had a great bench and role players and had Rondo on a cheap rookie contract. They all ready had Pierce, Rondo, and that bench in place when they traded for Ray and KG. Lebron is the best player in the league and they all took less to join up.

And why would Melo take less? Its not like we're a playoff team now that only needs one or two more pieces to truly contend. We need a whole new roster. Even average centers get paid in the league. So thinking we can just paid up Melo with K Love and Rondo or another elite PG and then fill out the team with ring chasing veterans is a pipe dream. So the best thing to do is to trade Melo for a lesser star on a better/longer contract and/or some picks and prospects. Same with Chandler. Or trade those two so you can also ship out JR and Felton. Tear it down. Hopefully you can get picks for Melo and Chandler to restock the cupboard. We'll suck but at least we'll be rid of huge contracts and when Amare and Bargs come off the books, then we can get one star who is young and hopefully build around them long term. Knicks need to think along the lines of "how do we build a perennial playoff team" not "how do we sign one player to win us a championship." Make us respectable and a good team year in and year out first. Then worry about taking that next step.

Surprised at how many people seem to just want to blow it all up. I still think this team can make the playoffs and win a series at the very least (provided they're not 7 or 8 seed going against Miami or Indiana). So I voted for firing the "coach".

It would be absolutely impossible for anyone to do a worse job than he has. Bring on Herb Williams, I guarantee we would see an improvement short-term. I'd be fine with H20 getting a shot as well, Allan has put in the work and it seems the league in general is getting younger and younger with coaches. Maybe he can be good?

What I do know is I don't see this team going anywhere with this "coach". So that's the easiest thing to fix.

Pablo on Melo (continuing with MeloStat's post) and whether he takes too many shots/isolates: "No. If, in some of the games, he may take a lot of shots it's because we, his teammates, put him in that position he's in..we think he's gonna save us. He impresses me...he's every night right there..he goes to the offensive rebounds like crazy...He always fights...gives everything he has for the team...I respect him...I just love him..i love playing with him."

it would be stupid to get rid of melo. you get rid of him and then what---win a few more games in 2015 than in 2014? NY fans want a chip. i know i do. that's part of the problem the fans that settle for mediocrity.

i want to keep my star and get him some help and a WINNING COACH in order to get a championship. FVCK all this rebuild stuff.

@zebeto nor should he. Knicks need a new head coach but they aren't likely to find one mid season so we are probably going to have to wait until the off season for one, I guess an interim head coach would work but I wouldn't expect much improvement with this current roster.

@Tomas Settle for mediocrity? We all want a championship but the mindset of we gotta win a title now is what has destroyed this franchise. we need to think long term. Build a young team that has a high ceiling and can improve and make the playoffs every year. Then when we get to a place where we're winning 50 plus games several years in a row and making the second round of the playoffs, then we take the next step. Look at Indiana. They've kept the same core in place for the last 4 years. First they were getting into the playoffs as a low seed. Then the second round. Then the ECF and game 7 against the Champs. Now they are probably the favorites to win it all. Why? Because they kept a great coach in place. They kept their core. They developed their players from within. They made small trades and FA signings to improve specific weaknesses. The Knicks? We trade our young players away for aging stars in the hopes that one of them will put us over the top. Its never worked and won't work now in the new CBA.

@Elvis Maduro I am honestly indifferent on the Melo situation whether we should totally rebuild or build around him. I truly believe he will be a championship winner with a great coach and PG. That's one reason why I want to keep the guy. But totally rebuilding also has its benefits.

@Seth Nadler@tdzo Not really; just change the coach and make a few minor deals to bring in tougher, defensive minded players for guys like Barniani, Felton, JR. In essence trade some offense for defense and you would be surprised how quickly they could right this ship. Only problem is i have no faith in management to bring in the right players to fix this mismatched roster.